Diagnostic workflow

Unidrive Over Volts Braking and Regeneration Workflow

Entry symptom: Unidrive reports Over Volts during deceleration, lowering, stop, winder unwind or unstable closed-loop operation.

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Scope of this technical record

Step-by-step workflow for Unidrive Over Volts trips during deceleration, lowering, stopping, winder operation or feedback hunting.

Safety boundary

Regenerative loads and brake circuits are hazardous. Secure the load and verify DC-bus discharge before access.

Unidrive Over Volts workflow route

1Event
2Load
3Brake
4Bus
5Feedback

The workflow captures the energy source before chopper or board conclusions.

Unidrive Over Volts workflow image

Unidrive Over Volts workflow event load brake bus and feedback route
The image captures the energy source before brake-chopper or board conclusions.

Workflow goal

The workflow separates line-voltage events from regenerated-energy events and separates brake hardware from feedback instability. This is critical on hoists, winders and closed-loop machines.

Step sequence

Over Volts should be correlated with the machine event.

Over Volts workflow

StepActionEvidence
1Record when the trip occursDecel, lowering, stop, steady run or hunting
2Check load energy and rampInertia/regeneration route
3Inspect brake resistor/chopperDissipation path
4Check line voltage and bus feedbackSupply or sensing route
5Check feedback stabilityEncoder/noise route if bus pumps during hunting

Output package

The close-out record should say whether the root path is ramp/load, brake resistor, chopper, bus sensing, line voltage or feedback hunting.

Field record checklist

  • Trip event
  • Load/ramp
  • Brake path
  • Bus evidence
  • Feedback stability

Technical basis and reference documents

This is an independent editorial technical reference. Original manufacturer documentation remains controlling for installation, repair and commissioning decisions.

Unidrive SP trip-code referenceDrives and Automation

Public reference for Over Volts and bus trip context.

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Evidence intake

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A repair decision is much more reliable when the request includes the exact identity of the drive, the first fault evidence and the machine condition when the symptom appeared.

  • Complete drive type code / MLFB or nameplate model
  • Fault code, fault value and first event before reset
  • When the event appears: power-up, enable, ramp, run, decel or stop
  • Motor/cable connected or isolated during the symptom
  • Visible board, option-card, module and connector identifiers
  • Previous repair history, replacement parts and repeat-failure pattern
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